Layout
The central point of the depot is the rail lines, which are embedded in the tarmac - similar to a tramway. Road transport enters the depot from a road and can park next to waiting railway wagons. Forklift Trucks and a single railway shunter deal with logistics. The yard benefits from a number of sidings and headshunts, including a number of tracks that run beneath an overbridge carrying the main line to Chillington Wharf, an old interchange that allowed transfer between rail and barge back in the days of the industrial canal system in the Midlands.
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